Bill Commons

TX HB 2513

enacted

Relating to a paid leave of absence for public employees serving as fire protection personnel who are engaged in certain military service.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 2513 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2513 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2513 about?

TX HB 2513 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a paid leave of absence for public employees serving as fire protection personnel who are engaged in certain military service.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2513?

Tepper, Lujan, Perry are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2513, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-17
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tepperprimary
  • Lujanprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Blancocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-21

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-21

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-20

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-20

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-20

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-20

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-20

    Co-sponsor authorized

  18. 2025-05-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  19. 2025-05-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-15

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-05-15

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-15

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  27. 2025-05-08

    Referred to Vet Affairs

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-08

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-05-07

    Received from the House

    introduction

  30. 2025-05-07

    Reported engrossed

  31. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-07

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-05-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  36. 2025-05-06

    Passed to engrossment

  37. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  38. 2025-05-06

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  43. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2025-04-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  45. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  46. 2025-04-24

    Recalled from subcommittee

  47. 2025-04-07

    Left pending in subcommittee

  48. 2025-04-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  49. 2025-04-07

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  50. 2025-04-07

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  51. 2025-04-07

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  52. 2025-03-17

    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

    referral-committee

  53. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  54. 2025-02-05

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 143-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Morales: absent
    • E: absent
    • Orda: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 145-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Toth: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2513 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-20 · pass · 31-0

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